Zachry is the CEO of Zachry Corporation, a construction and materials company based in San Antonio. He has more than 30 years of experience in transportation construction, serving as president of the company’s Civil Group, then president and COO and ultimately as CEO starting in 2008.
For ARTBA, Zachry has served as senior vice chairman, first vice chairman and vice chairman at-large. Curently, he is the chairman of the steering committee for the Construction Industry Ethics and Compliance initiative, serves on the Texas A&M Civil Engineering Advisory Council, and is a board member of both the Southwest Research Institute and the Associated General Contractors of America.
During the convention, Zachry identified several goals he has for ARTBA, including the continued effort for securing long-term transportation funding; expansion efforts for training, accreditation and certification programs; efforts to engage young leaders in the industry in ARTBA efforts; professional development efforts for women in transportation construction; and efforts to expand ARTBA membership.
Other officers elected during ARTBA’s national convention:
- Senior Vice Chairman: Bob Alger, president and CEO, The Lane Construction Corporation in Cheshire, Connecticut
- First Vice Chairman: Matt Cummings, executive vice president, AECOM, Philadelphia
- Northeastern Region Vice Chairman: Dave Gehr, senior vice president, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, Herndon, Virginia
- Southern Region Vice Chairman: Tom Elmore, president, Eutaw Construction Company, Aberdeen, Mississippi
- Western Region Vice Chairman: Jeff Clyde, president, W.W. Clyde & Company, Springville, Utah
- Central Region Vice Chairman: Steve McGough, president and chief operating officer, HCSS, Sugarland, Texas
- Vice Chairman At-Large: Ward Nye, president and CEO of Martin Marietta Materials, Raleigh, North Carolina
- Vice Chairman At-Large: Scott L. Cassels, president, Kiewit Infrastructure Group, Inc., and executive vice president, Kiewit Corporation, Omaha, Nebraska
- Vice Chairman At-Large: Rob Charter, group president, Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Illinois
- Vice Chairman At-Large: Melissa Tooley, director of external initiatives, director, Southwest University Transportation Center, Texas A&M Transportation Institute in College Station, Texas
- Vice Chairman At-Large: John Riccardi, vice president and general manager, 3M Traffic Safety and Security Division, St. Paul, Minnesota
- Vice Chairman At-Large: Mike Donnino, senior vice president, Granite Construction Company, Lewisville, Texas
- Secretary: Pete Ruane, president and CEO, ARTBA, Washington
- Treasurer: Tom Hill, president and CEO, Summit Materials, LLC, Denver
